Cheap Chinese idf carbs

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by paradox, Mar 24, 2023.

  1. mikedjames

    mikedjames Supporter

    I think the premise is, if you search eBay hard enough, you find these on for different prices, and the lower the price the more likely they missed with the drill somewhere, or packed a gallery with dwarf.

    Auto correct is far funnier , I will leave it..
    I think on the Samba.com, opinion is varied dependent on luck of the draw.

    Regard them as a kit of parts, may need fixing..


    Might be safest to go with an old Solex to get you going ..
     
  2. Faust

    Faust Supporter

    Depends on how much you will use your bus ...I have repro solex on mine ...new when i bought it 11 years ago and touch wood fine ...on low miles a year mind .
     
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  3. Who hasn't found a dwarf in their carbs? We've all been there.
     
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  4. MorkC68

    MorkC68 Administrator

    They do come with an air horn though..,you could play a reet owd tune :D
     
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  5. scrooge95

    scrooge95 Moderator and piggy bank keeper

    I think we could've found my problem. Perhaps the brown stuff in there wasn't rust after all.....
     
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  6. DubCat

    DubCat Sponsor

    They'll be right as rain if you give them a wash with Dwarfega.
     
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  7. scrooge95

    scrooge95 Moderator and piggy bank keeper

    :D
    That made me chuckle.
     
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  8. Does your engine make a kind of "oompa loompa' noise?
     
  9. scrooge95

    scrooge95 Moderator and piggy bank keeper

    Like I can remember what Clem even looks like, let alone the sound of the engine ;)
    (Tomorrow, Tomorrow.....)
     
  10. I was driving through London the other day, and found Sadiq Khan wedged in one of my Dellortos. I've told him off before, but he keeps doing it :rolleyes:
     
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  11. Rescue him, before he's used as a storage shed!
     
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  12. Watch out your left hand float bowl will become a ulez zone
     
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  13. Collided with Dianne Abbott the other day :rolleyes:. Came straight over the bonnet and through the windscreen. At first I thought an airbag had gone off, but then she accused me of being a racist, so I realised what had happened.
     
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  14. Sensible answer: might be a bargain, but you are taking a bit of a risk with Chinese quality. Worth a punt?
     
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  15. nell#2

    nell#2 Supporter

    I nearly brought a pair 4 years ago if you have endless time and a machine shop I bet you could make them run really well I don't so I bought different.
    I don't doubt they could work but!!
     
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  16. nell#2

    nell#2 Supporter

    For that price it's cheaper than spare parts if they are swappable with OG ones
     
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  17. Which is why I bought a 34pict3 Bocar for pennies on eBag - choke alone is 105quid if you need one for a Solex ...

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  18. mikedjames

    mikedjames Supporter

    Also unless you choke down the venturi to match your engine or scream it around with a balanced welded crank etc.. the 40s are a bit big for something that will be crawling it's way in low gear on big knobbly tyres if it only has a stockish engine..
     
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  19. Are the venturis not interchangeable then?
     

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